… Below is a summary of my experimental procedure and findings. Step 1: Find time and resources to pursue your experiment To give my hypothesis a fair shot, I needed time and … Make-to-order fashion means that a firm does not produce an article of clothing until a consumer has placed an order for it. This means that supply perfectly matches demand—no … retailers to use my SaaS application. The cheapest and simplest way that I could test this behavior was with a digital pre-order form. I created an order form very similar to a Girl …
… The Yale Clean Energy Conference, November 9th-10th, is fast approaching! In YCEC’s third year, we are … networking reception. This year’s summit will bring together experts from across the clean energy and technology sector to focus on Innovation, Equity and Investment for a Clean … rain this fall. Institutions like ClimateHaven, which are able to provide the necessary resources to bridge the gap between an idea and an implemented solution, are where the …
… Resilience Hubs (GRH). Green Resilience Hubs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities … Resilience Hubs (GRH). Green Resilience Hubs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities … Resilience Hubs (GRH). Green Resilience Hubs are physical facilities equipped with clean energy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities …
… The Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy Internship and Fellowship Program (PSiCE) offers summer research and internship … to students at Yale who are committed to advancing and pursuing a career in the clean energy field. This year we spoke with students in our second cohort to learn about their … including policy analysis, memo writing, data analysis and visualizations, and community engagement.” The PSiCE fellowship has paved the way for Alison to apply the knowledge and …
… everything from the future of food sovereignty and designing new commons to disrupting traditional extraction models and deepening our sense of time. As our group met once a month … future. Our answer to this challenge? Dinner. Breaking Bread Together We expanded the traditional model of the 2050 Fellows to include several regularly scheduled Gatherings . … Has a New Mission to “Save Our Home Planet" Don’t buy this jacket. Really? Responsible consumerism Q+A with Patagonia’s Vincent Stanley … Caity Stuart … Cameron Kritikos … How …
… an uptick in reuse. Reuse Seattle is an initiative by the City of Seattle that offers resources and rebate incentives for businesses to transition from single-use to reusable … standards for reusable packaging. Circularity Targets Corporate sustainability strategies increasingly include circularity. But where should efforts be focused? Should they …
… and pay workers better wages, I believe this needs to be accomplished at the company and consumer level. Brands need to prioritize people over profits, while consumers may just need to consume less. This was a topic of one of the many talks of the … of miles traveled. As a former marketer, this a story I would tell, because the general consumer is generally knowledgeable, but brand’s need to be transparent. On the brand and …
… Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy - Internship and Fellowship Program (PSiCE) offers summer research and internship … junction where we must marshal limited means toward unlimited ends. Fossil fuels are finite resources, but we have alternatives through nuclear and solar energy, which can provide for … student from Georgia, I know firsthand the difficulties of high energy burden costs and increasing hot days. But this reality transcends national borders. Clean energy is a key …
… a single cotton t-shirt can require up to 2,700 litres of water and significant amounts of energy . Additionally, the industry generates a significant amount of waste , with an estimated 92 million tonnes of textile waste produced each year. For the average US consumer, this is ~82 pounds of clothing every year, disposed annually . This model is … which then contributes to the plastic usage problem. Additionally, consumers have become increasingly wary of plastic and may be hesitant to purchase products that contain it, …
… News What’s the Right Time to Start a Venture? YSE Student’s Line of Alternative Leather Consumer Goods Wins Startup Yale Sustainability Prize The Importance of Being More Forgiving …